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PERM sponsorship by city

PERM jobs in Ellicott City, MD

Decisions
306
Approved
92.9%
Median certified wage
$101,005
Years
FY2016 to FY2026

Year by year

  • certified
  • denied
  • withdrawn

Fiscal years run October to September. FY2016 to FY2023 come from DOL's closed-year files, FY2024 on from its current ones; the newest year is partial until DOL publishes its fourth quarter.

Every year as a table
Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn
FY2016 25 0 1
FY2017 24 0 0
FY2018 39 1 2
FY2019 18 2 0
FY2020 25 2 2
FY2021 29 0 2
FY2022 27 1 0
FY2023 23 3 1
FY2024 8 2 3
FY2025 42 1 1
FY2026 13 9 0

Top sponsors

Top occupations

Industries

  • Custom Computer Programming Services 159
  • Other Computer Related Services 29
  • Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services 13
  • Computer Systems Design Services 8
  • Landscaping Services 7
  • Food Services and Drinking Places 7
  • Private Households 6
  • Full-Service Restaurants 5
  • Limited-Service Restaurants 4
  • Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores 3

Countries of citizenship

  • India 165
  • South Korea 39
  • Mexico 8
  • China 4
  • Pakistan 4
  • Ghana 3
  • Thailand 2
  • Colombia 2
  • Portugal 2
  • Jamaica 1

Worker's education

  • Master's 127
  • Bachelor's 55
  • None 27
  • High School 13
  • Other 10
  • Associate's 3

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 167
  • F-1 24
  • B-2 11
  • NOT IN USA 10
  • F-2 3
  • H-4 3
  • J-1 2
  • E-2 2
  • R-1 1
  • A1/A2 1

The worksite city on each application, from DOL's decided cases since FY2016. Spellings of one city are pooled; a city counts as one place per state.

Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting is not in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases, not the queue.